U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EXIM Chairman John Jovanovic, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts, and Congressman Adrian Smith to Visit NioCorp's Critical Minerals Mine Site
NioCorp announced that Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EXIM Chairman John Jovanovic, Governor Jim Pillen, and three Nebraska federal lawmakers will tour the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project site on October 14, 2026. The visit comes as EXIM reviews NioCorp's application for potential project debt financing under its Make More in America initiative, making it a visible signal of federal-level interest in the project. NioCorp plans to produce niobium, scandium, titanium, and magnetic rare earths at Elk Creek, targeting minerals where the U.S. has 100% net import reliance for several of them.
Key figures
- Import reliance
- 100% net import reliance for several planned minerals
- Potential dod reimbursement
- $10.0 million
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